tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170716682680204889.post4948374734555641468..comments2024-03-19T04:36:02.729-07:00Comments on Remaking the University II: Knowledge Rebellion: UC's Next President: A Few Necessities (Updated for the Appointment of former UC Irvine Chancellor Michael V. Drake)Chris Newfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01078395415386100872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170716682680204889.post-38792227526690569222020-07-22T14:54:45.731-07:002020-07-22T14:54:45.731-07:00I too hope Drake pursues the goals you outline. Ha...I too hope Drake pursues the goals you outline. Have you or anyone else reading this seen signs of upper level US univ administrators rethinking the income/efficiency focus of the last 25-30 years, such as giving priority to students/faculty/education, including debt, precarity, etc.? Almost all university planning announcements I’ve seen the last 4 months have focused on how to revive declining ‘revenue streams’ [tuition, residence fees, event income (including sports), donations, grants, etc], aside from strategies for and costs of campus ‘social distancing’ for health. All seem to be thinking ‘inside the box’ of 80s-90s software tools/protocols for ‘risk’ management. Many universities include experts on how major organizations in various times/places have changed substantially and successfully during major ecology shifts; as yet I see no signs of them being consulted on how to build new futures for universities amidst the current crisis. I’m intrigued by what appears to be a substantial poverty of imagination.<br />Sharon Traweekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06439832874754976982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170716682680204889.post-61453970183356956392020-07-13T12:50:25.011-07:002020-07-13T12:50:25.011-07:00Great post, thanks Chris. But you omit the climate...Great post, thanks Chris. But you omit the climate crisis. Drake's record at OSU of "carbon neutrality by 2050" is not encouraging*. Yet during the President Search, the climate crisis was the top concern in Town Halls and comments to the Regents. Drake will need to lead the UC to get real on this within about 5 years: genuine emissions reductions. If the massive UC can't get real, why should we expect any major institution to do so: We will witness an escalation to the point that the wider university programs, research and teaching are imperiled.<br />* https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J56pI9C4nsmSGDc7g9fxJpIwoGtWNMGS/viewAdam Aronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244607907510491402noreply@blogger.com